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| + | |Image overstriking coin=Tigranocerta_over_Damas_(Nercessian_1996,_n°13).png | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Damas_Antiochus_XII_Zeus.png | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8575235p | ||
|Private collection=L. A. Saryan collection | |Private collection=L. A. Saryan collection | ||
|Obverse description=Bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing Armenian tiara decorated with a star between two eagles and tied with a diadem, drapery on shoulders. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing Armenian tiara decorated with a star between two eagles and tied with a diadem, drapery on shoulders. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY | |Reverse legend=BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY | ||
|Reverse description=Tyche of Antioch seated on rocks right, wearing turreted crown, holding palm branch. At her feet, the upper portion of the river-god Orontes swimming right. In field, letters/monograms. Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Tyche of Antioch seated on rocks right, wearing turreted crown, holding palm branch. At her feet, the upper portion of the river-god Orontes swimming right. In field, letters/monograms. Border of dots. | ||
| − | |Mint= | + | |Mint=Tigranocerta |
|Ancient region=Armenia | |Ancient region=Armenia | ||
| − | |Authority=Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC) | + | |Authority=Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC); Armenian kingdom |
| − | |Date from= | + | |Date from=80 BCE |
| − | |Date to= | + | |Date to=68 BCE |
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=7.88 | |Weight=7.88 | ||
|Diameter=20 | |Diameter=20 | ||
| − | |Coin reference= | + | |Denomination=tetrachalkon |
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin reference=Nercessian, 1996, p. 48, n° 13. |
| + | |Coin series reference=Bedoukian 1978, n° 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4); Nercessian 1995, n° 48-54; Kovacs 2016, n° 124. | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tigranes_ii_armenia.tigranocerta.kovacs.2016.124 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Bust of Antiochus right, wearing diadem (visible on reverse) | |Overstruck obverse description=Bust of Antiochus right, wearing diadem (visible on reverse) | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΔΙΟΝΥΣΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΚΑΛΛΙΙΝΙΚΟΥ | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΔΙΟΝΥΣΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΚΑΛΛΙΙΝΙΚΟΥ | ||
| − | |Overstruck reverse description=Zeus | + | |Overstruck reverse description=Zeus standing left, wearing himation, holding Nike and scepter (visible on obverse: legend). |
| − | |Overstruck authority=Antiochus XII Dionysus (Seleucid king, 87/6-83/2 BC) | + | |Overstruck mint=Damascus |
| − | |Overstruck date from=89 | + | |Overstruck ancient region=Syria (Coele-Syria) |
| − | |Coin series reference overstruck= | + | |Overstruck authority=Antiochus XII Dionysus (Seleucid king, 87/6-83/2 BC); Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
| + | |Overstruck date from=89 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck date to=89 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=BMC Seleucid kings of Syria, p. 102, n° 3 | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.2481 | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:51, 5 June 2024
80 BCE - 68 BCE | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY
Images
Overstriking coin
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Tigranocerta_over_Damas_(Nercessian_1996,_n°13).png
Overstruck variety
Damas_Antiochus_XII_Zeus.png [1]
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | L. A. Saryan collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing Armenian tiara decorated with a star between two eagles and tied with a diadem, drapery on shoulders. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY Tyche of Antioch seated on rocks right, wearing turreted crown, holding palm branch. At her feet, the upper portion of the river-god Orontes swimming right. In field, letters/monograms. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Tigranocerta | Ancient regionAncient region. | Armenia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Tigranes II of Armenia (Artaxiad king, c. 95-56 BC), Armenian kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 80 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 68 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.887.88 g <br />7,880 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Nercessian, 1996, p. 48, n° 13. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Bedoukian 19781Bedoukian 1978, n° 91-98 ("Antioch type", units 1, 2 and 4), Nercessian 19952Nercessian 1995, n° 48-54, Kovacs 20163Kovacs 2016, n° 124. |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bust of Antiochus right, wearing diadem (visible on reverse) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΔΙΟΝΥΣΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΚΑΛΛΙΙΝΙΚΟΥ Zeus standing left, wearing himation, holding Nike and scepter (visible on obverse: legend). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Damascus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Syria (Coele-Syria) | Modern countryModern country: Syria | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Antiochus XII Dionysus (Seleucid king, 87/6-83/2 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 89 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 89 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | BMC Seleucid kings of Syria4BMC Seleucid kings of Syria, p. 102, n° 3 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Bedoukian, Paul Z. (1978), Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia, RNS Special Publication Number 10, London, 81 p.
- ^ Nercessian, Yeghia T. (1995), Armenian Coins and Their Values, Armenian Numismatic Society Special Publication 8, Los Angeles.
- ^ Kovacs, Frank (2016), Armenian coinage in the classical period, Classical Numismatic Studies 10, Lancaster, 83 p.
- ^ Gardner, Percy (1878), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. XXII : The Seleucid kings of Syria, London, The Trustees, p. 126, pl. 28.
